SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for the special circumstances strangling-murder of a 61-year-old victim inside a Stanton motel room. Michael Anthony Aparicio, 27, Anaheim, is charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder with a sentencing enhancement allegation for murder during the commission of a robbery. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence oflife in state prison without the possibility of parole. Aparicio is scheduled to be arraigned today, Nov. 9, 2015, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined. Continue reading→

Concerned Orange County residents are gathering today, September 8, 2015, at 4 pm, at the offices of the Orange County Vector Control District to protest the scheduled spraying of a chemical poison on our households that is set to take place this week on Tuesday and Wednesday over the cities of Orange, Tustin, Villa Park and portions of Anaheim, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Stanton between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.

The O.C. Vector Control District is located at 13001 Garden Grove Blvd., in Garden Grove. News crews from several local TV and radio stations will be there to witness the protest. If you cannot be there you can still call the Vector Control District and complain at (714) 971-2421 or (949) 654-2421. Continue reading→

VIDEO: This video has been enhanced in order to improve quality. There are three (3) vehicles seen; the suspect vehicle is believed to be the second vehicle which has been described by a witness as a dark-colored, small SUV. The occupants of the first and third vehicles seen in the video may be witnesses to the collision and investigators would like to speak with them.

STANTON, Calif. – (June 16, 2015) – On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at approximately 4:43 a.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a vehicle versus bicyclist traffic collision on Beach Boulevard, south of Cerritos Avenue. Deputies arrived and discovered a male, adult lying in the roadway deceased from his injuries.

Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the victim fell off his bicycle into the far right lane while riding through an alleyway adjacent to lanes of southbound Beach Boulevard, between Cerritos Avenue and Main Street. The bicyclist was subsequently run over by the suspect vehicle travelling southbound Beach Boulevard in the number four lane. According to witness statements, the suspect vehicle, a dark-colored SUV, slowed for a short distance before leaving the scene at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was last seen southbound Beach Boulevard towards Katella Avenue. Continue reading→

*Defendant surrendered after a 3-hour standoff at acquaintance’s Garden Grove home

SANTA ANA – A man was charged today with shooting-murder of a fellow patron at Stanton bar. Leobardo Villadares, 43, Anaheim, is charged with one felony count of murder and a sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm causing death. Villadares is being held on $1 million bail and is expected to be arraigned on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. The time is to be determined.

On the night of Sept. 15, 2013, Villadares is accused of going to Oasis Bar in Stanton. He is accused of frequenting the bar and being acquainted with the staff. The defendant is accused of starting an altercation outside the bar with 48-year-old Francisco Salgado T. Villadares is accused of fatally shooting the victim twice before fleeing the scene on foot. Continue reading→

STANTON, CA – (September 17, 2013) – On Sunday, September 15, 2013, an altercation occurred in front of the Oasis Bar which led to the fatal shooting of Francisco Salgado Torres, 48 years old of Anaheim. The suspect fatally shot Torres multiple times and fled the scene on foot. Continue reading→